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Employment & Labor Law You Are Here: Practice Areas > Business Law > Employment & Labor Law Let Us Represent Your Business Interests. Whether you own a small business with a few employees or a large corporation with hundreds of employees, employment and labor law issues can present themselves. It is of utmost importance to be prepared with an attorney who can advise and assist you in a wide range of employee-related issues. The employment and labor law attorneys at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn have earned a reputation as the go-to team for employers dealing with employment and labor law issues in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Contact our firm today for a free consultation! Labor Law Services Arbitrations of Grievances Collective Bargaining Agreements Labor Disputes Labor Negotiations Union Elections and Campaigns Unfair Labor Practice claims before the NLRB Unfair Labor Practice claims before the PLRB Employment Law Services Civil Rights Laws Family & Medical Leave Laws Workers' Compensation Laws Labor Relation Laws Workplace Safety Laws Compensation & Child Labor Laws EEOC Claims PHRC Claims Non-Compete Agreements Wage Payment and Collection Claims Handbook/policy review and drafting Employment contracts Best practices advice Our employment law attorneys represent private and public-sector employers in all aspects of Pennsylvania employee relations, including: Labor Relations and Negotiations Litigation in State and Federal Courts Involving PA Employment Law Matters Claims Involving Wrongful Discharge, Sexual Harassment, and Discrimination Based Upon Sex, Race, Religion, Disability, or Nationality Matters Before State and Federal Agencies Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Employers turn to our employment lawyers for a counsel on a variety of personnel issues, including: Employee Handbooks The Family and Medical Leave Act The Americans With Disabilities Act Sexual Harassment Training and Litigation Accommodating Disabled Employees Separation Agreements Drug Testing Drafting and Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements Reduction in Force and Downsizing Structuring Corporate Recognitions to Mitigate Age and Discrimination Laws Our labor law attorneys handle all traditional-management activities, including: Negotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements Labor Arbitrations National Labor Relations Board and state Labor Relations Board Proceedings Wage and Hour Matters Conduct of Union Elections and Campaigns Unemployment Compensation Cases Wage Payment and Collection Law Claims All Aspects of Union and Non-Union Labor Management Relations in the Public and Private Sectors

Zoning You Are Here: Practice Areas > Real Estate > Zoning Let us assist you in your real estate zoning and use matters. Whether it be a large or small scale project, HKQ’s zoning and land use lawyers can help. Our attorneys regularly represent real estate developers, small businesses, wireless carriers and Fortune 500 companies in all aspects of the zoning and land use process including special exception and conditional use applications, variances, rezonings and validity challenges. We also regularly provide support in connection with subdivision and land development applications and reviews.

Banking and Finance You Are Here: Practice Areas > Business Law > Banking & Finance Leading Attorneys for All Finance Needs Financial service institutions and banks are economic gatekeepers. Commercial clients should employ a banking lawyer to assist in bank financing transactions. Banking and finance law is ever evolving. Pennsylvania and New York banks as well as commercial businesses, property developers and others needing financing, can reach out to the commercial lawyers at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn negotiating loan documents, discussing structure and restructuring, as well as finding possible alternative financing solutions. Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn represents many of the region’s leading banks, lending institutions and industrial development authorities, as well as private individuals and investors in commercial transactions on matters pertaining to restructuring, workouts, litigation, foreclosure, replevin and bankruptcy related matters. We have one of the largest workout/bankruptcy/foreclosure/litigation departments in the region. The law firm has been ranked as a “Top-Rated Lawyer” in banking and finance by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell®, a national lawyer-rating firm. In addition, “The Best Lawyers in America,” the nation’s oldest and most respected legal peer-review publication, and U.S. News & World Report have named Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn to its list of “Best Law Firms” in America for banking and finance law. Types of Finance Law Acquisitions Mergers Real Estate Documents Commercial Transactions Debt and Equity Financing Restructuring Meet Our Finance Law Team Are You Looking For Expert Guidance From a Firm That Understands Business? Our Business Law Team provides a full range of legal services, including formation of many different types of entities, Employment Law, the preparation of Pennsylvania real estate documentation, asset-based, stock-based and other types of business representation, and most other aspects for which a business would need legal guidance. At Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, no one will work harder for your business. Contact Us Today

Social Security Disability You Are Here: Practice Areas > Personal Injury > Social Security Disability We Can Help Your Social Security Case. There are many reasons why you should hire a social security disability lawyer. One reason is that they can help you with the legal aspects of your case. They can help you to prove that you are eligible for disability benefits. They have experience and are familiar with the SSA’s application process and know what you need to do to get benefits. Another reason is that they can help guide you on how to deal with the SSA, guide you on how the SSA works and what you need to do. They can also help you understand the SSA’s rules and find a doctor to write a statement for your case. Social Security Dispute Cases Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Disabled Widows & Widowers Benefits Disabled Adult Child Benefits Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Meet Our Social Security Attorneys We Can Help If you or a loved one needs professional consultation on a social security disability case, reach out to the Kingston-based firm of Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn for a free consultation. Contact Us Today

Insurance Disputes You Are Here: Practice Areas > Personal Injury > Insurance Disputes Issue with an Insurance Provider? Disputes with insurance companies may require suing the insurance company, and Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn’s Insurance lawyers can determine if your insurer is treating you fairly and sue for you if the company is acting in bad faith. Like most people, you are responsible enough to take out the appropriate insurance policies “just in case.” But if a tragedy happens and your insurance company turns its back on you, you may realize you weren’t “in good hands” after all. The sad reality is that insurance companies tend to make a practice of trying to deny legitimate claims. That can constitute what’s know as insurance “bad faith.” The law requires insurance companies to act in good faith, meaning they must fulfill the duties and obligations set forth in your insurance policy. It requires them to pay claims properly and promptly. If they act in bad faith by willfully denying, delaying or discounting a claim, they can be held responsible not only for paying the claim, but can face substantial punitive damages. At Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, our attorneys have the experience and resources to take on big insurance companies and make them pay your claim. We have an unparalleled reputation for exceptional results both in and out of the courtroom in Northeastern & Central Pennsylvania. Contact Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn If your insurance claim has been denied and you believe your insurance company treated you unfairly. Insurance Dispute Cases Inadequate Claim Processing Improper Claim Investigation Inadequate Claim Investigation Delay in Payment Unreasonable Denial of Claim Failure to Settle Failure to Defend Meet Our Insurance Dispute Litigators We Can Help If you or a loved one have been injured due to someone else’s negligence, reach out to the Kingston-based firm of Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn for a free consultation. Contact Us Today

Real Estate Transactions You Are Here: Practice Areas > Real Estate > Real Estate Transactions We Will Get Your Project In Motion Our real estate attorneys can assist you in negotiating and drafting real estate documents including letters of intent, purchase & sale agreements, real estate leases, licenses, and easement agreements. Our Real Estate Department regularly works with clients through the construction and financing phases of a project, defends clients when a real estate transaction goes wrong, handles tax assessment appeals and/or represents landlords in commercial landlord/tenant matters. Whether buying a home or a business, leasing property, or reviewing property rights, our real estate lawyers can help. Types of Real Estate Law Financing Leasing Purchases and Sales Real Estate Development Planning Real Estate Tax Assessment Litigation Structuring Real Estate Entities Forming Real Estate Entities Zoning and Land Use Planning Proven Results in Real Estate Matters We have helped individuals, families, businesses, developers, telecommunications companies, financial institutions, corporations, partnerships and other business entities, landlords, contractors and industrial development authorities in a full range of PA real estate, title, zoning and land use matters. From the negotiations of letters of intent and purchase agreements, the review of title insurance matters, the handling of disputes and the preparation of the closing documents, the experienced lawyers in the Real Estate Department are hands on in their handling of your property matters. Let us work with you, arrange your title insurance needs and be available to you for any question you have regarding property matters. Contact us today for a free consultation!

Boating Accidents You Are Here: Practice Areas > Personal Injury > Boating Accidents Hurt on the Water? With more people out on the water than ever before, all types of boating accidents are bound to occur. A boating accident catastrophic injury or death can occur if the watercraft operator does not have the proper training. If boating injuries or death are caused by the negligence of the boat operator, you may be protected from their reckless actions. A boating accident lawyer can provide legal representation for different types of injuries that can occur in a boating accident, such as drowning, near drowning, burns, spinal cord injuries, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, lacerations and bruises. Avoid a boating accident. In the state of Pennsylvania it is illegal to: Operate a watercraft in a reckless, negligent, or dangerous manner. Boats must be operated at a rate of speed that does not endanger the life or property of any person. Operate a boat at greater than slow, no-wake speed within 100 feet of the shoreline, docks, launch ramps, swimmers, or downed skiers, persons wading in the water, anchored, moored, or drifting boats, and floats. Slow, no-wake speed is the slowest possible speed of a motorboat required to maintain maneuverability, so that the wake or wash created by the motorboat on the surface is minimal. The slow, no-wake zone for wake surfing activity is 200 feet. Operate a motorboat less than 20 feet in length at greater than slow no-wake while a person is standing on or in the boat. Operate a motorboat at greater than slow, no-wake speed with a person riding outside of the passenger carrying area or while a person is riding on the bow decking, gunwales, transom, or motor covers. Operate a pontoon boat at any speed while a person is riding outside the passenger carrying area. Cause a boat to become airborne or to leave the water completely while crossing another boat’s wake when within 100 feet of the boat creating the wake. Weave through congested traffic. Operate faster than slow, no-wake when within 100 feet to the rear or 50 feet to the side of another boat that is underway, unless in a narrow channel. Operate within 100 feet of anyone towed behind another boat. Operate a motorboat with anyone sitting, riding, or hanging on a swim platform or swim ladder attached to the boat. Many waterways in Pennsylvania have special regulations such as electric only or horsepower restrictions. Types of Boating Accidents Propeller Accidents Falling off a Boat Collision with another boat Kayaking & Canoe Accidents Drowning Intoxication Jet Ski Accidents Water Ski Accidents Capsizing Airboat Accidents Explosions & Fires Meet Our Boating Accident Team We Can Help If you or a loved one have been injured due to someone else’s negligence, reach out to the Kingston-based firm of Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn for a free consultation. Contact Us Today

Aviation Accidents You Are Here: Practice Areas > Personal Injury > Aviation Accidents Experienced Accident Attorneys You travel all the time and, like most airline passengers, you brush off the safety tutorial at the beginning of your flight as a formality. But this time you wish you had paid attention. Suddenly, you are one of the infrequent, yet tragic victims of a plane crash. You survive but you’re badly injured, you can’t work and the medical bills are piling up. You need help. Depending on the size and severity of the aviation accident, it may be important to hire an attorney to represent you. An attorney can help ensure that you are treated fairly following an accident, can help you work through the insurance claim process, and can represent you if you decide to take legal action against the pilot, manufacturer or other parties. Even though there are strict standards governing aircraft design, inspection, maintenance, pilot evaluation and training, fatal plane crashes often happen through negligence. The pilot, crews, maintenance personnel, and even the airline management, or those responsible for the aircraft’s design and manufacturing could be responsible. Evidence From All Possible Areas is Evaluated When Reviewing Aviation Cases, Including: Flight data recorders Cockpit voice recorders Air traffic control records Crash photos Maintenance and inspection records Flight plans Crew training records Aircraft operation, procedures, and maintenance manuals Our Results Listed below is a representative sample of some of our recent aviation crash verdicts. For a larger sampling of some of the a ward-winning 7 and 8 figure settlements and verdicts we have achieved, click below! $32 million for Bear Creek crash See More

NEW LAW FOR BUSINESSES! Corporate Transpar ency Act What Your Business Needs to Know New Law Affecting Businesses in 2024 A new law affecting business entities becomes effective January 1, 2024, and the lawyers at Hourigan, Kluger and Quinn, P.C., want to give you an insight into the law’s requirements. Please note that this information is based on current guidance and may evolve. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires a range of organizations to electronically file a report with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) containing information on the business’s Beneficial Owners and Company Applicants. This message provides a summary of the key requirements of the Act and what you need to know to comply with the law. Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn can assist your business in navigating the filing requirements to properly comply with the law. For guidance tailored to your business, please email Attorney Tara Giarratano at tgiarratano@hkqlaw.com or call 570-287-3000. Who May Be Beneficial Owners... A company's beneficial owners are those individuals who, directly or indirectly, exercise substantial control over a company or own or control at least 25% of the ownership interests of the organization. Substantial control is broadly defined and can apply to anyone who can make important decisions on behalf of a business. Ownership interest is also broadly defined and can apply to rights that are not characterized as debt or equity. Who May Be Company Applicants... Company applicants are individuals who directly file and are primarily responsible for filing, directing, or controlling the filing of the organization’s formation documents. The CTA goes into effect on January 1, 2024. Reports cannot be filed earlier. Companies created before January 1, 2024, do not have to report Company Applicant information, and will have until January 1, 2025 to report all other information, including Beneficial Owner information. New companies registered on or after January 1, 2024, must report all information listed below, including Company Applicant information within 30 days of receiving notice of an effective formation or registration. Covered Entities: The reporting rule applies to corporations, LLCs, and any other entity created by a filing with a Secretar y of State or Indian tribe equivalent. The reporting rule also applies to foreign entities that are registered to do business in any state or tribal jurisdiction. Information Required to be Reported: Business name and any d/b/a name Business street address Jurisdiction of formation (the state where the business was formed, which may be different than where it is currently located) Identification number (TIN, EIN, etc.) Full legal name, date of birth, current residential or business addresses. In addition, ID number from driver’s license or passport with picture of ID of a company’s Beneficial Owners and Company Applicants. Upon change of any reported information, an updated report must be filed within 30 days. There is a 90-day grace period to correct a mistake or omission in a report. Willful failures to report can result in civil or criminal penalties. Your Business May Not Be Required to File. The following entities are presently exempt from the CTA. Companies with 20 or more full-time U.S. employees and more than five million in U.S. sourced revenue and a physical operating presence in the U.S. Issuers registered with the SEC Banks and other money services business registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Registered Commodity Exchange Act entities, registered investment companies or investment advisers, broker-dealers and registered venture capital fund advisers Insurance companies or state-licensed insurance producers Accounting firms Public Utilities Tax exempt entities Inactive companies Companies that were in existence before January 1, 2020 and No longer engaged in active business and Not owned by a foreign person, whether directly or indirectly or wholly or partially and No change in ownership in preceding 12 month period and Has not sent or received any funds over $1,000 directly or indirectly in the preceding 12 month period and Holds no assets and has no ownership interest in any other entity. HKQ is here to help your business comply with the law by properly filing the required information. Contact us with any questions. Email Attorney Tara Giarratano at tgiarratano@hkqlaw.com or call 570-287-3000.

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